Tennyson Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TENNYSON OIL COMPANY · Tennyson Oil Company · Tennyson Oil Company, LTD
At a glance
Tennyson Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (18%) are active, 7 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 10 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
2
Plugged
7
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 10 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tennyson Oil operate?
Tennyson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (10) and Louisiana (1). Its 10 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Tennyson Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Tennyson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Tennyson Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (82%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Murphy, Tom 1 in Ouachita, AR at 2,597 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ouachita (AR), Union (LA) and Union (AR). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Tennyson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Tom 1 | 03-103-82246 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ouachita, AR | Tennyson Oil Company, LTD | 2,597 ft |
| Ora Unit-Clyde 006 | 17-111-00806 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, LA | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,225 ft |
| Armstrong, D E & C S 15 | 03-139-02159 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,217 ft |
| Hinson, J A A-3 | 03-139-82196 | Orphaned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,209 ft |
| Lacy A-2 | 03-139-04206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company, LTD | 2,191 ft |
| Helwig, F. B. 1 | 03-139-82207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,191 ft |
| Reynolds, J M 4 | 03-139-06136 | Active | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,177 ft |
| Baker, W. J. 5 | 03-139-82199 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,166 ft |
| Baker, W. J. 3 | 03-139-82197 | Active | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,166 ft |
| Armstrong Estate 16 | 03-139-02160 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | 2,153 ft |
| Alderson 2 | 03-139-84011 | Orphaned | Oil | Union, AR | Tennyson Oil Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tennyson Oil operate?
Tennyson Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tennyson Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Tennyson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Tennyson Oil operate wells?
Tennyson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (10) and Louisiana (1).
Does Tennyson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Tennyson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tennyson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Murphy, Tom 1 in Ouachita, AR is the deepest at 2,597 ft.
Where Tennyson Oil's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Tennyson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tennyson-oil-65974 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).